It Was an Animal Attack

Alpha, Beta, Omega! Fadzai and Sandile run a mile with the born wolf and prodigal son, Derek Hale. A tritagonist of the early seasons of Teen Wolf, Derek appears in the show as the first other werewolf encountered by Scott McCall. Initially thought to be the one that turned him, Derek becomes a reluctant mentor to Scott after revealing the actual culprit is an Alpha that killed his sister, whom he...

Draw, aim, fire! Sandile and Fadzai begin the Teen Wolf season by discussing the huntress herself, the Allison Argent. The deuteragonist of the series (at least during her time on the show), Allison arrives in Beacon Hills to begin her junior year, and quickly becomes a love interest for the lead, Scott McCall. Over time, though, she learns the truth about werewolves and the supernatural goings-on...

Sandile and Fadzai prepare to return to Beacon Hills as they discuss the subject of the second season of the podcast - Teen Wolf. A bit of a chaotic entry for supernatural drama of its era, the show ran on MTV from 2011-2017, and developed a niche but strong following that remains well after its conclusion. Join your hosts for this brief introduction before jumping into the first official episode,...

Spin-off! Your hosts unsurprisingly went on a lot of tangents during the Mid Season, and they have been compiled here for your listening pleasure. Content Warning: This episode contains discussion of antisemitism, homophobia, incest, and racism. Questions, queries, or just to say hi! E-mail: animalattackpod@gmail.com Refs and Links: IWAA S1 All our online stuff! Podcast: It Was an Animal Attack Tw...

Your hosts welcome the end for The Secret Circle! This week, Fadzai and Sandile cover: Episode 21, "Prom": Blackwell asks Cassie to use her dark magic to find a crystal hidden at the school; Faye asks Jake to prom even though he stood her up two years ago; Dawn tries to stop Blackwell. Episode 22, "Family": Jake, Melissa and Adam try to save Faye from the witch hunters; Blackwell t...

Your hosts boot and rally for The Secret Circle! This week, Sandile and Fadzai cover: Episode 19, "Crystal": Everyone in the circle start looking for the remaining crystals. Meanwhile, Jane and Charles form an alliance against a common enemy and Cassie discovers another secret about her father. Episode 20, "Traitor": When a crystal is magically stolen from the abandoned house, the...

Your hosts band together for The Secret Circle! This week, Sandile and Fadzai cover: Episode 17, "Curse": After what happened between Cassie and Adam, Blackwell says a curse has arisen. They go to visit Jane. Faye goes to go visit Lee and is suspicious of Eva. Episode 18, "Sacrifice": An old acquaintance of Jake's shows up with a message for Blackwell; Cassie learns what Eben i...

Your hosts dive deeper into The Secret Circle! This week, Fadzai and Sandile cover: Episode 15, "Return": Cassie's father returns, but she and Adam fear his reason for it. Callum, to his delight, discovers Melissa is a witch and confronts Lee about his unclean reasons for associating with Faye. Episode 16, "Lucky": While the school conducts a casino night fundraiser, John's...

Your hosts dive further into The Secret Circle! This week, Fadzai and Sandile cover: Episode 13, "Medallion": The desperate woman Cassie encountered in Jake's memories shows up at Cassie's door, to warn of approaching witch hunters. Episode 14, "Valentine": Cassie finds herself stalked by witch ghosts as two parties vie for Blackwell's medallion. Melissa takes Devil&#39...

Your hosts brace themselves during The Secret Circle! This week, Sandile and Fadzai cover: Episode 11, "Fire/Ice": With Lee's help, Faye finally regains her solo magic but at a terrible price. Finding out where Cassie's father used to live stuns the circle. Episode 12, "Witness": Jake returns for a trip down memory lane with Cassie - his memories - to see what events took p...

Your hosts hit a turning point with The Secret Circle! This week, Sandile and Fadzai cover: Episode 9, "Balcoin": As Jake continues to gather intel on the Circle, Isaac fears it's time to remove him from the group before an attachment to Cassie forms. Meanwhile, Charles' spell addles Jane's brain. Episode 10, "Darkness": As Dawn chafes at having Charles in charge, and F...

Your hosts delve deeper into The Secret Circle! This week, Fadzai and Sandile cover: Episode 7, "Masked": With Jane's permission while she's away, Cassie throws a Halloween party, unaware of encroaching witch hunters targeting her circle for elimination. Episode 8, "Beneath": Looking for Old Henry and Jane, the kids wind up overnighting at Henry's cabin, trapped by a st...

Your hosts return to The Secret Circle! This week, Fadzai and Sandile cover: Episode 5, "Slither": It's a fight to the finish when the demon Abaddon possesses one of the witch kids to free more of its kind into the world. Episode 6, "Wake": In the wake of Nick's death, leading up to his wake, Cassie wakes to the fact he'd a brother named Jake - a tall, handsome dude wit...

Your hosts continue with The Secret Circle! This week, Sandile and Fadzai cover: Episode 3, "Loner": Just as the kids find themselves individually powerless, along comes a lone man, knowledgeable, upset and aiming to end their witchcraft by killing one of them, and he doesn't care who. Episode 4, "Heather": Finding her late mother's best friend magically locked in a cataton...

Your hosts kick off their rewatch of The Secret Circle! This week, Sandile and Fadzai cover: Episode 1, "Pilot": The death of Cassie's mom (no accident) forces teenage Cass to move in with her grandmother, where young witches await her to complete their coven and unlock their full power. Episode 2, "Bound": There's peer and other pressure aplenty to get Cassie to bind the C...

It's the first MID SEASON, where Sandile and Fadzai do an episodic rewatch of a cancelled one-season show in the genre of supernatural drama series! Take a detour to Chance Harbour as they revisit "The Secret Circle", a CW hopeful from the creators of "The Vampire Diaries" that didn't quite stick the landing. Join your hosts for this brief introduction before jumping into t...

In this S1 special of It Was an Animal Attack, Sandile and Fadzai present the Vampriety Hour! An hour (or two) of fun, games, laughter, and unserious musings themed around The Vampire Diaries and the end of the podcast's first season. 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:16 - Segment #1: The Progressively Harder Vampire Diaries Quiz 00:24:43 - Segment #2: Game of Quotes 00:38:30 - Segment #3: Vampire Diarie...

In this S1 special of It Was an Animal Attack, Fadzai and Sandile put two generational giants of the genre in the ring - The Vampire Diaries and Buffy the Vampire Slayer! Character archetypes, genre tropes, story inspiration and influences (and sometimes, direct rip-offs), along with the usual episode nonsense. Content Warning: This episode contains discussion of gratuitous violence, homophobia, m...

In this S1 special of It Was an Animal Attack, Sandile and Fadzai present the inaugural Animal Attack Awards! A celebration of the conclusion of the podcast's first season, and a joyous farewell to The Vampire Diaries, marking its many memorable characters and moments. Content Warning: This episode contains discussion of conversion therapy, familial abandonment, gratuitous violence, homophobia...

Spin-off! Your hosts talk Storm in X-Men: Evolution and various other adaptations of the X-Men comics, The Little Mermaid and its surprising metaphors, and some early to mid-2000s vampire-related Disney movies. Also: a Tyra Banks throwback, more X-Men comics (the Krakoa era!), and the silliness of "gingercide". Content Warning: This episode contains discussion of fetishisation, internalise...

Hell-raiser! Fadzai and Sandile close out the season finale with a fiery bang alongside Bonnie Bennett! One of the main characters of The Vampire Diaries, Bonnie is the best friend of lead character, Elena Gilbert, and a budding witch with ties leading back to Salem and the founding of Mystic Falls. As she discovers more about her powers, and the existence of vampires and the greater supernatural...

Living dead! Fadzai and Sandile planeswalk the line between life, death, and several realities with Bonnie Bennett. One of the main characters of The Vampire Diaries, Bonnie is the best friend of lead character, Elena Gilbert, and a budding witch with ties leading back to Salem and the founding of Mystic Falls. As she discovers more about her powers, and the existence of vampires and the greater s...

Spin-off! Your hosts talk the acclaimed musical episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer: S6E07 - "Once More, with Feeling". Also: General thoughts on Buffy Season 6 (which Sandile is still watching!), and comparing various musical episodes of TV over the ages. Questions, queries, or just to say hi! E-mail: animalattackpod@gmail.com Refs and Links: IWAA S1 All our online stuff! Podcast: It Was...

Spin-off! Your hosts talk the live-action God of War casting, the most recent incarnations of the Addams Family, and some chatter on Castlevania and Nocturne. Also: Talk to Me (2023) and skibidi teens, the career of Bianca Lawson, and the retelling of a truly insane episode of Touched by an Angel. Content Warning: This episode contains discussion of racism. Questions, queries, or just to say hi! E...

Happy Halloween! Fadzai and Sandile darken their hearts as they turn to the dark arts with Bonnie Bennett. One of the main characters of The Vampire Diaries, Bonnie is the best friend of lead character, Elena Gilbert, and a budding witch with ties leading back to Salem and the founding of Mystic Falls. As she discovers more about her powers, and the existence of vampires and the greater supernatur...